Duchesne in Duchesne County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Local Highlights

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 15, 2013

1. Local Highlights Marker

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Local Highlights. . Duchesne, Utah Gateway to the Uinta Basin Points of interest along the Duchesne County, Utah section of the Dinosaur Diamond include:. , Duchesne Pope Museum: Home of Duchesne pioneers Fred and Marie Pope. Museum contains miniature, true to scale, dioramas that depict the life style of the early settlers of Uintah Basin, created by Fred Pope. Museum is located at 370 West 100 North. , Fair Grounds/Rodeo Arena and River Walk On the banks of the Strawberry River are the Fairgrounds and Rodeo Arena. Host to the Duchesne County Fair as well as other seasonal events. A River Walk that runs behind the Fair Grounds is a boardwalk that not only has beautiful views but also is great to fish off of. Two pavilions, restroom facilities and picnic tables are available on this handicapped accessible, scenic walkway. , Starvation Reservoir The 3,500-acre (14 km²) Starvation State Park and Reservoir is open year-round, and is popular for fishing and boating. It lies at an elevation of 5,712 feet (1,741m). Established in 1972, the marina features a 54 unit RV campground along with primitive camping, boat ramp and dock, a sand beach, restrooms, showers, a pavilion, sewage disposal, and fish cleaning stations. Primitive camping is allowed in designated areas around the perimeter of the reservoir for a fee. , Nine Mile Nine Mile Canyon is known as a major representative area of the prehistoric Fremont Culture. The canyon houses a myriad of rock panels along the main road and in side canyons. More than 1800 Petroglyphs (carvings on rock faces) and pictographs (paintings on rock faces) depict animals, hunting scenes and godlike figures. Cliff granaries on high canyon ledges may be spotted by careful observers. , Roosevelt Golf Course Roosevelt’s 18 Hole Golf Course sits on 150 acres of land overlooking the city of Roosevelt and offers panoramic views of the community, surrounding area, and the Uinta Mountains to the north. PGA Pro on Staff, Traditional Front Nine and New Back Nine. Professionals consistently rank the Roosevelt Golf Course in the top 10 in Utah. , Constitution Park/Walking Path The Main event in Roosevelt each year is the “U.B.I.C.” (Uinta Basin In Celebration). Held the first full weekend in August. Constitution park hosts most of the events with various children’s activities as well as adult sports tournaments, live entertainment each evening and a fireworks display on the final night. There is a children’s playground, restrooms, pavilions, ball fields, and soccer field, as well as a 1 mile walking path., Thru out the summer there are activities sponsored by various business groups or committees. When these are scheduled the flyers, posters and information will be posted at local grocery stores and business in Roosevelt as well as the local newspaper, “Uintah Basin Standard”. , High Uinta’s Moon Lake/Rock Creek Reservoir Moon Lake is the largest of the high alpine Uinta lakes. It sits at around 8000 feet and covers 768 acres. The lake was enlarged in 1938 when the dam on the Lake Fork River was constructed. Camping, hiking, watersports and fishing are available. The lake has been stocked with numerous fish and features the following species: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee Salman, Rainbow Trout, Splake, and Whitefish. , Rock creek reservoir was created in 1987 by the construction of a concrete gravity dam (Upper Sillwater Dam). The architecture of the rolled concrete dam is an attraction for engineers. The reservoir elevation is 8,176 ft, and available fish species include rainbow, Brown, and brook trout.

Duchesne, Utah Gateway to the Uinta Basin
Points of interest along the Duchesne County, Utah section of the
Dinosaur Diamond include:

Duchesne
Pope Museum: Home of Duchesne pioneers Fred and Marie Pope. Museum contains miniature, true to scale, dioramas that depict the life style of the early settlers of Uintah Basin, created by Fred Pope. Museum is located at 370 West 100 North.

Fair Grounds/Rodeo Arena and River Walk
On the banks of the Strawberry River are the Fairgrounds and Rodeo Arena. Host to the Duchesne County Fair as well as other seasonal events. A River Walk that runs behind the Fair Grounds is a boardwalk that not only has beautiful views but also is great to fish off of. Two pavilions, restroom facilities and picnic tables are available on this handicapped accessible, scenic walkway.

Starvation Reservoir
The 3,500-acre (14 km²) Starvation State Park and Reservoir is open year-round, and is popular for fishing and boating. It lies at an elevation of 5,712 feet (1,741m). Established in 1972, the marina features a 54 unit RV campground along with primitive camping, boat ramp and dock, a sand beach, restrooms, showers,

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a pavilion, sewage disposal, and fish cleaning stations. Primitive camping is allowed in designated areas around the perimeter of the reservoir for a fee.

Nine Mile
Nine Mile Canyon is known as a major representative area of the prehistoric Fremont Culture. The canyon houses a myriad of rock panels along the main road and in side canyons. More than 1800 Petroglyphs (carvings on rock faces) and pictographs (paintings on rock faces) depict animals, hunting scenes and godlike figures. Cliff granaries on high canyon ledges may be spotted by careful observers.

Roosevelt
Golf Course
Roosevelt’s 18 Hole Golf Course sits on 150 acres of land overlooking the city of Roosevelt and offers panoramic views of the community, surrounding area, and the Uinta Mountains to the north. PGA Pro on Staff, Traditional Front Nine and New Back Nine. Professionals consistently rank the Roosevelt Golf Course in the top 10 in Utah.

Constitution Park/Walking Path
The Main event in Roosevelt each year is the “U.B.I.C.” (Uinta Basin In Celebration). Held the first full weekend in August. Constitution park hosts most of the events with various children’s activities

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as well as adult sports tournaments, live entertainment each evening and a fireworks display on the final night. There is a children’s playground, restrooms, pavilions, ball fields, and soccer field, as well as a 1 mile walking path.

Thru out the summer there are activities sponsored by various business groups or committees. When these are scheduled the flyers, posters and information will be posted at local grocery stores and business in Roosevelt as well as the local newspaper, “Uintah Basin Standard”.

High Uinta’s Moon Lake/Rock Creek Reservoir
Moon Lake is the largest of the high alpine Uinta lakes. It sits at around 8000 feet and covers 768 acres. The lake was enlarged in 1938 when the dam on the Lake Fork River was constructed. Camping, hiking, watersports and fishing are available. The lake has been stocked with numerous fish and features the following species: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee Salman, Rainbow Trout, Splake, and Whitefish.

Rock creek reservoir was created in 1987 by the construction of a concrete gravity dam (Upper Sillwater Dam). The architecture of the rolled concrete dam is an attraction for engineers. The reservoir elevation is 8,176 ft, and available fish species include rainbow, Brown, and brook trout.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 9.797′ N, 110° 23.627′ W. Marker is in Duchesne, Utah, in Duchesne County. It can be reached from the intersection of U.S. 40/191 and West East River Road, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located near the northwest corner of Eagle Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 East Main Street, Duchesne UT 84021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Basin

and in the Uinta Mountains.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (a few steps from this marker); Father Escalante (a few steps from this marker); Duchesne (approx. half a mile away); Over Almost Impassable Terrain (approx. 5.2 miles away); Lake Fort (approx. 12.2 miles away); Moonlake (approx. 13.3 miles away); Altamont Veterans Memorial (approx. 14.6 miles away); Moon Lake Electric Association (approx. 14.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duchesne.

Also see . . .
1. Nine Mile Canyon (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Approximately 40 miles long and promoted as "the world's longest art gallery", the canyon is known for its extensive rock art, most of it created by the Fremont culture and the Ute people. The rock art, shelters, and granaries left behind by the Fremont make Nine Nile Canyon a destination for archaeologists and tourists alike. There are at least an estimated 1,000 rock art sites in the canyon, with more than 10,000 individual images. The true figures may be ten times as high, but there is no question that rock art is more concentrated here than anywhere else in North America.

(Submitted on December 31, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Moon Lake (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: In 1938, the United States Bureau of Reclamation completed the earthen Moon Lake Dam on the Lake Fork River to expand the size of the existing natural lake for irrigation. The dam has a height of 98 feet, and the expanded reservoir a capacity of 49,500 acre-feet.

(Submitted on December 31, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Upper Stillwater Reservoir (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Upper Stillwater Reservoir is a large high mountain reservoir on the south slope of the High Uintas in Duchesne County, Utah. The reservoir is part of the Central Utah Project. The reservoir was created in 1987 by the construction of a concrete gravity dam (Upper Stillwater Dam). The architecture of the rolled concrete dam is an attraction for engineers.

(Submitted on December 31, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 182 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 31, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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